UB Department of Language, Linguistics and Literary Studies

19/10/2026

A proud moment for the Chinese Studies Programme and DLLLS!
Our BA Chinese Studies alumnus was part of the Presidential entourage to China. 🤩🙏🎉

15/10/2026

In its bid to preserve our local languages the Department hosted a 2 day Wikipedia Workshop in which participants were trained on how to create and upload content on Wikipedia. This was held in collaboration with SADiLaR @ South African Center for Digital Language Resource and Botswana.

12/10/2026

We hosted the UB-RPTU Poetry Slam Workshop today, facilitated by the German slam poet, Anuraj 👏🏽👏🏽Our students spent the day exploring creative writing, spoken-word performance, voice, and stage presence.

10/10/2026

It is that season again! 📚📚📚❤️

📌 23rd October 2026

27/08/2026

Congratulations, Victoria! 🎊🎉👏

27/08/2026

𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗔𝗟𝗧) 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻

On 25 August 2026, the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Japan held a meeting with Borderlink, Inc., to explore opportunities for Batswana interested in working in Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs).Borderlink is a Japan-based education company that recruits and places ALTs in public elementary, junior high and senior high schools across Japan.

During the meeting, Borderlink highlighted opportunities for suitably qualified candidates interested in experiencing Japan while contributing to English-language education.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• At least 12 years of education in which English was the main medium of instruction
• Native-level English proficiency
• Willingness to work with students of different age groups and flexibility regarding placement and school type

The meeting was informed that Japanese-language, previous teaching experience and teaching qualifications such as TEFL, TESOL or CELTA are desirable but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

The Embassy is not involved in the recruitment process, therefore, Interested applicants are to submit their application forms directly to Borderlink’s online platform 🔗 https://alt.borderlink.co.jp/apply/overseas/

27/07/2026

Celebrating 20 years of partnership! 🇧🇼🤝🇩🇪

This year marks two decades of collaboration between the UB and RPTU, Germany, a partnership that began in the former Department of English and has since grown into a model of international academic cooperation.

As the DLLLS, we are proud to continue building on this legacy and look forward to expanding collaboration in teaching, research, and global engagement.
Here's to the next chapter of partnership and academic excellence!

27/07/2026

We're pleased to share this post from the Attorney General's Chambers highlighting the valuable contribution of two of our colleagues.

At the Department of Language, Linguistics and Literary Studies, University of Botswana, we are committed to applying our expertise beyond the classroom through professional service, research, and community engagement. Our linguists work across disciplines, demonstrating how language expertise supports different professions such as law, education, business, and the creative industries.
Congratulations to Dr Sebina and Dr Ramaeba for showcasing the value and impact of linguistic expertise.

18/02/2026

Come and join us to improve your English. Registration is open.

05/11/2025

A rich day of research and discussion on the beauty and evolution of Setswana names🎓Thank you to all presenters and attendees for insightful discussions 🙏🏽